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DETROIT (AP) — Ndamukong Suh can test the open market when free agency begins March 10 after the Lions decided not to use the franchise tag on the star defensive tackle, according to a report on the team's website. Monday is the deadline for teams to designate franchise or transition players. The Lions did not officially confirm the decision to let the deadline pass without franchising their 28-year-old All-Pro, but the report on the team's website said Detroit concluded that the franchise tag's price of around $27 million for Suh proved too daunting. Last month, general manager Martin Mayhew said he was optimistic about getting a deal done with Suh, but the...

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DETROIT (AP) — Ndamukong Suh can test the open market when free agency begins March 10 after the Lions decided not to use the franchise tag on the star defensive tackle, according to a report on the team's website.
Monday is the deadline for teams to...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The odd rules that the NFL tried in the Pro Bowl made for a strange sideshow.
No kickoffs, no blitzing, alternate possessions to start each quarter, two-minute warnings for each quarter and stopping the clock when a running play...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — For one night, the Eagles were forced to play against one another. In the second year of the NFL's new Pro Bowl structure, team captains picked from a pool of players. That meant two Eagles were on the team that Michael Irvin captained...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Few moved very fast, no one flattened a quarterback and there were no bone-jarring hits in the gentle, friendly version of football played at the Pro Bowl Sunday.
Even in a game dominated by offense, J.J. Watt was the star.
The...

DENVER — Each of the dozen NFL teams still standing has reason to believe next month will bring a party and a parade.
Every one of them also has a potentially costly flaw that could have them dejectedly clearing out their lockers instead.
"The game...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Face-down on the turf, Tony Romo pounded his hands into the ground like a petulant child. Frustrated by yet another season-ending failure? Far from it. The Dallas quarterback was celebrating after giving the Cowboys the lead in a...

PHILADELPHIA - Last week, the Philadelphia Eagles went up against a quarterback that everybody has heard of. This week, they go against a quarterback that almost nobody has heard of.
The Eagles take on the Tennessee Titans today at Lincoln Financial...

Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson hopes to participate in the team's first workout in London and could return after missing two games with a high ankle sprain.
The Lions and Atlanta Falcons play Sunday at Wembley Stadium in the second NFL game...

Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, who is still suffering from a high-ankle sprain, plans to sit until it heals so he can compete at his same high level.
Johnson injured his right ankle in Week 3 and missed his first game of the season in last...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of three teams in the NFL that have not forced a turnover. The Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Giants are the others. Combined, they have a 1-5 record, with the Steelers owning the victory.
The Steelers' opponent...

New York Jets fans are probably worried about their favorite team's 1-2 start. Judging by the odd baseball analogy head coach Rex Ryan invoked on Wednesday, he might be even more concerned than the diehards.
"In the NFL, it's the equivalent of a...

The New York Giants fullback competition might not have been the team's most glamorous, but it was certainly one of the closest, according to head coach Tom Coughlin.
That's because in Henry Hynoski and John Conner, New York had two very capable lead...

The New York Giants debut their new-look offense with hopes of avoiding a repeat of their horrific start to the 2013 campaign when they visit the Detroit Lions on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.
New York put itself out of playoff...

DETROIT — Matthew Stafford connected with Calvin Johnson on two first-quarter touchdown passes, including a 67-yarder, and the Detroit Lions handed new head coach Jim Caldwell a 35-14 victory over the New York Giants in his debut Monday night at Ford...

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We've had a taste of winter the last few nights. But today, summer seems like it's back. I stayed overnight on the Delaware-Maryland border after covering Lehigh-Georgetown in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. It took me an hour, or three rotations around the Capi

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